Blu-Tack


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Blu-tack

(ˈbluːtæk)
n
trademark a type of blue, malleable, sticky material used to attach paper, card, etc to walls and other surfaces
vb
(tr) to attach (paper, card, etc) to a wall or other surface by means of this material
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Translations

Blu-Tack

® [ˈbluːtæk] N → Blu-Tack ® m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

Blu-Tack®

n → Klebmasse f
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